postexilic

[ pohst-eg-zil-ik, -ek-sil- ]
/ ˌpoʊst ɛgˈzɪl ɪk, -ɛkˈsɪl- /

adjective

being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
Sometimes post·ex·il·i·an [pohst-eg-zil-ee-uh n, -ek-sil-] /ˌpoʊst ɛgˈzɪl i ən, -ɛkˈsɪl-/.

Origin of postexilic

First recorded in 1870–75; post- + exilic

Words nearby postexilic

posteromedial, posteromedian, posterosuperior, postestrus, postexilian, postexilic, postextrasystolic pause, postextrasystolic t wave, postfeminist, postfix, postfrontal

British Dictionary definitions for postexilian

postexilian

postexilic

/ (ˌpəʊstɪɡˈzɪlɪən) /

adjective

Old Testament existing or occurring after the Babylonian exile of the Jews (587–539 bc)